diff --git a/packages/server/src/database/ITransactionManager.ts b/packages/server/src/database/ITransactionManager.ts
index 0b6c046..dfa2b37 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/database/ITransactionManager.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/database/ITransactionManager.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from 'typeorm'
 
 export const ENTITY_MANAGER = 'ENTITY_MANAGER'
+export const TRANSACTION_ID = 'TRANSACTION_ID'
 
 export interface ITransactionManager {
   getEntityManager: () => EntityManager
@@ -13,6 +14,15 @@ export interface ITransactionManager {
     target: ObjectType<Entity> | EntitySchema<Entity> | string,
   ) => Repository<Entity>
   isInTransaction: () => boolean
+  /**
+   * Start a new or reuse an existing transaction.
+   */
   doInTransaction: <T>(
     fn: (entityManager: EntityManager) => Promise<T>) => Promise<T>
+  /**
+   * Always start a new transaction, regardless if there is one already in
+   * progress in the current context.
+   */
+  doInNewTransaction: <T>(
+    fn: (entityManager: EntityManager) => Promise<T>) => Promise<T>
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/database/TransactionManager.ts b/packages/server/src/database/TransactionManager.ts
index bdc346d..5e22780 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/database/TransactionManager.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/database/TransactionManager.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import {Namespace} from 'cls-hooked'
-import {ENTITY_MANAGER, ITransactionManager} from './ITransactionManager'
+import shortid from 'shortid'
+import {
+  ENTITY_MANAGER, ITransactionManager, TRANSACTION_ID
+} from './ITransactionManager'
 import {
   Connection,
   EntityManager,
@@ -34,25 +37,38 @@ export class TransactionManager implements ITransactionManager {
     return !!this.ns.get(ENTITY_MANAGER)
   }
 
-  async doInTransaction<T>(fn: (entityManager: EntityManager) => Promise<T>) {
+  async doInTransaction<T>(fn: (em: EntityManager) => Promise<T>) {
     const alreadyInTransaction = this.isInTransaction()
     if (alreadyInTransaction) {
       return await fn(this.getEntityManager())
     }
 
-    return this.getConnection().manager
-    .transaction(async entityManager => {
-      this.setEntityManager(entityManager)
+    return this.doInNewTransaction(fn)
+  }
+
+  async doInNewTransaction<T>(fn: (em: EntityManager) => Promise<T>) {
+    return this.ns.runAndReturn(async () => {
+      this.setTransactionId(shortid())
       try {
-        return await fn(entityManager)
+        return await this.getConnection().manager
+        .transaction(async entityManager => {
+          this.setEntityManager(entityManager)
+          try {
+            return await fn(entityManager)
+          } finally {
+            this.setEntityManager(undefined)
+          }
+        })
       } finally {
-        if (!alreadyInTransaction) {
-          this.setEntityManager(undefined)
-        }
+        this.setTransactionId(undefined)
       }
     })
   }
 
+  protected setTransactionId(transactionId: string | undefined) {
+    this.ns.set(TRANSACTION_ID, transactionId)
+  }
+
   protected setEntityManager(entityManager: EntityManager | undefined) {
     this.ns.set(ENTITY_MANAGER, entityManager)
   }